Record member for card index systems



June 9, 1936. s. w. PIERCE RECORD MEMBER FOR CARD INDEX SYSTEMS Filed sept. 8, 1951 i INVENTOR Szlas Wfzewe,

@WM Haw/yf- ATTORNEYS Patented June 9, 1936 RECORD MEMBER FOR CARD INDEX SYSTEMS Silas W. Pierce, Kenmore, N. Y., assis-nor to Remington Rand Inc., Buffalo, N. Y.

Application September 8, 1931, Serial No.'561,754

5 Claims.

This invention relates to record member holders and record members for card index systems, and it has particular relation to such members having removable tabs, or the like, adapted to be employed as fastening or signalling means.

In manipulating card index systems of the -type in which record members composed of ibrous sheet material, or the like, are provided with reference data printed upon marginal portions thereof, it is found that such marginal portions, which may be in the form of tabs, are worn, soiled, frayed, or even broken, during their use. Likewise the reference data written or printed thereon becomes somewhat obscured Aafter it has been handled for a limited period of time. While certain types of marginal clips are composed of materialsuiciently stii to be held in place by its inherent resiliency, these clips are relatively bulky and accordingly greatly in- 2 crease the thickness of the files. Moreover they are easily displaced and may be lost or may confuse the ling system.

According to this invention a very thin flexible tape is provided with a thin coating of adhesive and it kcan be applied in the form of short strips to cover marginal portions, or title tabs of the record members. In the invention the tape, together with the adhesive on it, is clearly transparent and accordingly the data over which it is applied can be read without difficulty. While this material is very thin, it is also strong, and it has very little Weight and accordingly the thickness of the record member is not increased appreciably by applying it.

It has been found that cellulosic acetate derivatives serve advantageously as tape material which can be provided'with adhesive that adheres tenacously to the tape, whereas the tape, after application to the record member, can be 40 removed therefrom without marring the surface of the latter. The exibility, thinness and adhesive qualities of the tape render it particularly adapted to various applications in serving as marginal protectors for cards, removable signals,

l5 fastening elements for record member pockets or sheaths, etc.

For a better understanding of the invention reference may now be had to the accompanying drawing forming a part of this specification of 0 Which:

Fig. 1 is a plan of an index record member holder having the invention embodied therein;

' Fig. 2 is a cross section taken substantially along the line II-II of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a plan of an index card member and holder therefor having the invention included therein;

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken substantially along the line IV-IV of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a plan of a record member removed from the construction shown by Fig. 3 and including one application of the invention therein;

Fig. 6 is a cross section taken substantially along the line VI--VI of Fig. 3;

Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawing a record member holder I0 composed of fibrous material, such as paper or card board, is shown provided With a guiding strip I\I secured by means of staples I2 to a holding ction I4 which is provided with a row oi perfor tions I6 -to provide for hinging in a predetermined line. Slots 15 I1 formed in the upper portion of the record member holder are adapted to position and support a record member I8, such as that shown by Fig. 3.

A narrow sheath 20 of transparent material is folded into permanent trough-like form and applied to the lower edge or marginal portion of the section I4. Its one edge is beaded, as indicated at 22, whereas its other edge extends beyond the beaded portion along the rear face of the section. A pair of strips of tape 23 of flexible transparent material treated with adhesive substance embraces the corner portion of the section I4 and the ends of the sheath 20 in order to secure the latter along the lower edge or marginal portion of the section. Thus a pocket 24 is formed in which the lower edge or marginal portion of the record member I8 is disposed as shown by Figs. 3 and 4. The corner strips of tape 23 are so treated as to be removable manually and the adhesive substance applied thereto is such that it adheres more tenaciously to the strip than it does to the section I4 or to the sheath 20. Thus by removing the strips 23 the members to which 40 they are attached are not marred or smeared with the adhesivernaterial. Likewise the adhesive material, like the strip 23, is transparent thereby insuring a neat appearance and rendering visible any notations or printed matter that 4,- may be applied upon the record holding member I4 or upon the other material in the pocket. An adhesive made in accordance With the disclosures of Patents Nos. 1,760,820 of May 27, 1930 and Reissue Patent No. 17,760 of August 5, 1930 50 will fulll the requirements of the adhesive described above when used in the manner herein described.

In actual practice it is to be understood that a plurality of record member holders I0 are insert- 55 about the transparent sheath 20, respectively.

These tabs serve as signals and are appropriately colored in order to be immediately visible upon examination of the record member holder. An opening 28 registering with one of a number of index reference characters 29 of a ling system indicates at a glance certain data that is to be found upon the record member. These tabs can be detached and applied at will at various positions along the record member IB and sheath 20 without marring or defaclng them and at the same time insuring a very rmly applied signal which can not be' accidentally displaced. Likewise, these tabs do not interfere with the removal of ithe record member from the record member holder or with the filing of the record member holder because they are very thin and adhere very closely to the surface to which they are applied.

From the foregoing description it will be apparent that the strips oi transparent material which are provided with transparent adhesive are adapted to be employed to cover and protect various portions of record members of 'ling systems and to prevent smearing of reference data l written thereon. Since the transparent material is removable without marring the surfaces to which it has been applied and the adhesive applied thereon remains on the strip after repeated applications of the latter to various record members, the embodiments oi the strips in illing systems in which frequent changes and additions are common, is greatly advantageous.

Although one embodiment of the invention has been shown and described in detail, it will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the invention is not so limited but that various changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit of the invention so long as such changes fall within the scope of. the appended claims.

What I claim is:

1. In a'record member holder adapted to be positioned in overlapping relation with other record member holders of a filing system, a transparent sheath arranged along one edge of the record member holder and adapted to serve as a pocket, and strips of material coated with a non-drying plastic adhesive detachably and reapplicably adhered to the surfaces of the sheath and the record member holder for securing them together.

2. In a record member holder adapted to be positioned in overlapping relation with other record member holders of a filing system, a transparent sheath arranged along one edge of the record member holder and adapted to serve as a pocket, strips of material coated with a nondrying plastic adhesive detachably and reapplicably adhered in overlapping relation to the extremities of the sheath and record member holder for securing them together.

3. In a record member holder adapted to be positioned in overlapping relation with other record member holders in a Illing system, a transparent sheath arranged along one edge oi the record member holder, a transparent strip of tape coated with a non-drying plastic adhesive securing the sheath to the holder, a record member having a marginal portion removably engaged the sheath, and a reference signal coated with a onfdrying plastic adhesive removably and reapplicably secured by adhesion to the portion of the record member in the sheath.

4. In a record" member holder adapted to be positioned in overlapping relation with other record member holders in a filing system, a transparent sheath arranged along one edge of the record member holder, transparent strips coated with a non-drying plastic adhesive removably and reapplicably securing the sheath to the holder, a record member engaged in the sheath, and a signal tab removably applied to the record member and having an opening therein for selectively registering with reference characters on the rec- 0rd member, said signal tab having a coating o! non-drying plastic adhesive for securing the signal tab to the record member for removal and recurrent application.

5. In a record member holder adapted to be positioned in overlapping relation with other record member holders in a filing system, a transparent sheath arranged along one edge oi the recordmember holder, transparent strips coated with a non-drying plastic adhesive removably and reapplicablysecured to the sheath and holder, a record member engaged in the sheath, and a signal tab removably applied to the record member and having an opening therein for selectively registering with reference characters on the record member, said tab having a coating of non-drying plastic adhesive thereon for securing said tab to said record member for recurrent application, and a second signal tab coated with a non-drying plastic adhesive colored differently from the first signal tab and detachably and reapplicably secured by adhesion to the sheath.

SlIiAS W. PIERCE. 

